How many chapters are in 2 Corinthians?
2 Corinthians has 13 chapters and 257 verses. The King James Version text of 2 Corinthians runs 6,068 words, about 25 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 47 of the 66 books of the Bible (8th of the 27 New Testament books) and the 33rd longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of 2 Corinthians
The longest chapter is 2 Corinthians 11 with 33 verses; the shortest is 2 Corinthians 13 with 14.
Longest and shortest verse in 2 Corinthians
Longest: 2 Corinthians 7:11, 52 words in the KJV.
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Shortest: 2 Corinthians 13:13, 5 words in the KJV.
All the saints salute you.
How 2 Corinthians begins and ends
First verse, 2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
Last verse, 2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.
2 Corinthians in our topic collections
47 verses from 2 Corinthians appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About Depression (8 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Provision (6 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Hard Times (5 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Suffering (4 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Tithing (4 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Generosity (4 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Grace (3 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Death (3 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Thanksgiving (3 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Giving (3 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Perseverance (3 from 2 Corinthians)
- Bible Verses About Spiritual Warfare (3 from 2 Corinthians)
2 Corinthians: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of 2 Corinthians?
2 Corinthians has 13 chapters. The longest chapter is 2 Corinthians 11 with 33 verses; the shortest is 2 Corinthians 13 with 14.
How many verses are in 2 Corinthians?
2 Corinthians has 257 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read 2 Corinthians?
About 25 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 6,068 words and the World English Bible text is 6,085 words.
What is the longest verse in 2 Corinthians?
2 Corinthians 7:11 is the longest verse in 2 Corinthians, at 52 words in the King James Version. The shortest is 2 Corinthians 13:13 (5 words): "All the saints salute you."
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.